From Inside Higher Ed: New Measures of Scholarly Impact
"Some online journals are already publishing social media impact metrics alongside their articles. The Public Library of Science, widely known as PloS, which publishes seven open-access journals, earlier this fall began sharing not only how many times an article has been cited by other academic articles, but also how many times it has been commented on, rated, blogged about, hyperlinked, and bookmarked online."
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Blind students find navigating new technology difficult
E-book readers,course-management software... What are some of the implications of new technology for blind students?
At "Pennsylvania State University, blind students and professors suffer 'pervasive and ongoing discrimination' because of inaccessible campus technology..."
Read more: Colleges Lock Out Blind Students Online (from The Chronicle of Higher Education)
At "Pennsylvania State University, blind students and professors suffer 'pervasive and ongoing discrimination' because of inaccessible campus technology..."
Read more: Colleges Lock Out Blind Students Online (from The Chronicle of Higher Education)
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Refining your Google search
There are many tips and tricks to using Google, but one of the best is using the + operator. Essentially the + operator is used when you want Google to search only a specific term. Check out the Search ReSearch blog to learn more.
Nov/Dec. issue of EDUCAUSE Review is available
EDUCAUSE Review Magazine, November/December 2010
Articles include:
Articles include:
· You 3.0: The Most Important Evolving Technology
· Universal Design for the Digital Environment: Transforming the Institution
Friday, December 3, 2010
New UNICEF report: The Children Left Behind
From UNICEF: The Children Left Behind
An overview of inequalities in child well-being for 24 of the world’s richest countries.
"...growing up in poverty incurs a substantially higher risk of lower standards of health, of reduced cognitive development, of underachievement at school, of lower skills and aspirations, and eventually of lower adult earnings, so helping to perpetuate disadvantage from one generation to the next."
An overview of inequalities in child well-being for 24 of the world’s richest countries.
"...growing up in poverty incurs a substantially higher risk of lower standards of health, of reduced cognitive development, of underachievement at school, of lower skills and aspirations, and eventually of lower adult earnings, so helping to perpetuate disadvantage from one generation to the next."
Thursday, December 2, 2010
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